499503 Study for "Bathers at Asni癡res", c.1883-1884 (oil on wood panel) by Seurat, Georges Pierre (1859-91); 32.00x41.00 (framed) 15.70x24.90 (unframed) cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: This oil sketch is one of many preparatory studies Seurat made for his monumental painting Bathers at Asni癡res (1883??4), depicting men leisurely bathing in the Seine near an industrial suburb of Paris. Seurat borrowed the brilliant colors of Impressionism to suggest outdoor light, but added structure by emphasizing basic geometric shapes and firm outlines. As a leader of the movement to reform Impressionism, his style became known as Neo-Impressionism. ); Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.; French, out of copyright.